Big Bend National Park News:
Texas Desert Bighorn Sheep Restoration Hits New Milestone
Big Bend Ranch State Park Release Is Next Step in Species Comeback
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20101217a
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Kids Learn about Outdoors with
Special Wilderness Wildlife Week Programs
Children definitely are part of the mix during Wilderness Wildlife Week, an annual salute to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Mother Nature in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Jan. 8-15, 2011.
http://hospitality-1st.com/PressNews/PigeonForge-122110.html
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Sequoia National Park News:
Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park closed
Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park is closed the visitors center at Ash Mountain through the park to Highway 180 at Grant Grove due to rockslides, flooding and mudslides, according to Dana Dierkes, public information officer for Sequoia National Park.
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20101220/NEWS01/101220008
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
Volunteers join in national bird count
Birds and volunteers were scarce Sunday at this year’s nationwide Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/event/article/id/43275/
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Orphaned Yellowstone grizzlies make debut at Montana Zoo
They will never escape their savage backstory, but three young bears whose mother led them on a rampage through a Montana campground embarked on a new career Friday: fuzzy zoo attractions.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/12/orphaned-yellowstone-grizzlies-debut-at-zoo.html
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Zion National Park News:
Rock slide closes S.R. 9 for days through Zion National Park
Superintendent Jock Whitworth has announced that a section of the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway within Zion National Park is temporarily closed due to a washout from the recent heavy rains.
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20101...n-National-Park